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Tackling unemployment and supporting intercultural understanding in the Euro-Med region

Social entrepreneurship. Tackling unemployment and supporting intercultural understanding in the Euro-Med region. Naida Huskanović, Rethinking Europe: Solidarity, Civil Society and Political Governance, Sarajevo, EFC, May 2014. Overview of topics.

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Tackling unemployment and supporting intercultural understanding in the Euro-Med region

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  1. Social entrepreneurship Tackling unemployment and supporting intercultural understanding in the Euro-Med region Naida Huskanović, Rethinking Europe: Solidarity, Civil Society and Political Governance,Sarajevo, EFC, May 2014

  2. Overview of topics • The context of youth in Bosnia and Herzegovina today • Challenges and opportunities for social entrepreneurship • Best practices and lessons learned

  3. Youth and (un)employment 44% unemployment rate in BiH 67% of unemployed youth 77% of youth would leave the country Nearly 40% unemployed youth age up to 24

  4. Challenges facing a social entrepreneur ...or how to “raise” one’s voice? Recognition? Political situation? Financial resources?r ??? esources?

  5. Investments into social entrepreneurship • Only 13 % of surveyed participants (public, private and civil sector) think that local and international foundations, investments and donations are directed in sufficient extent to develop social entrepreneurship Report on Assesment of social entrepreneurship, Foundation for Social Inclusion

  6. Demands and offer Youth perspective Increased interest of youth in informal education and life-long learning

  7. Building up social entrepreneurship idea a mission (im) possible? Knowledge Networking The key is in education! Resources

  8. Opportunities for growth

  9. Best practices YES, it is possible!!! Foundation Mozaik (Project “Youth Bank”), Organisation “Bospo” (project concerning support to micro-forum of returnees) Social Enterprise “Uspon” (employing people with disabilities), Foundation for Social Inclusion, “Nahla” Educational Center and its project Business community; La Terra Nostra Foundation (providing assistance to disadvantaged families and education of youth) Regional platform for cooperation of universities and NGOs in building competencies of students and professionals on human rights, intercultural understanding and reconciliation –“Build Bridges not Walls: the role of universities in peacebuilding” Tackling unemployment and supporting intercultural understanding in the Euro-Med region and many more....

  10. Sources (reports) Annual Report 2013 of the Norwegian Helsinki Committee Find out more: www.nhc.no or EFC “Virtual Display Area” “Youth and Peace Work in BiH”, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, 2013 1 “Unemployment of Youth in BiH: Current situation, challenges and recommendations”, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, 2013, Find out more: www.fes.ba 2 Report on Philantropy – SIGN for Sustainability, 2013, Mozaik Foundation, 2013 Find out more: www.mozaik.ba 3 LET’S WORK: Jobs study and youth essay competition, 2013, IFC and the World Bank 4 Report on Assesment of Social Entrepreneurship in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Foundation for Social Inclusion in BiH , 2012 , Find out more: www.sif.ba 5 “Voices of Youth” Survey on youth in BiH, UN, 2012, Find out more: www.un.ba 6 8 Na putu ka politici prema mladima FBiH. Assesment of situation and needs of youth in Federation BiH, Institute for Youth Development KULT, 2013, Find out more: www.mladi.org 7 Tackling unemployment and supporting intercultural understanding in the Euro-Med region

  11. Other related recommended links • Crowdfunding platform of Bosnia and Herzegovina www.katapult.ba • Donor Coordination Forum www.donormapping.ba • Peacebuilding Network in BiH www.mreza-mira.net • BIZOO Business Angel Network- helping young companies realize their potential www. bizoo.ba

  12. THANK YOU! Your Logo

  13. CONTACT INFO: • Naida Huskanović, Regional Coordinator • Build Bridges not Walls: The role of universities in peacebuilding • Regional office in Sarajevo, BiH • E-mail: naida.nhc@gmail.com • The Norwegian Helsinki Committee • Head office in Oslo, Norway • website: www.nhc.no Find us on Uloga univerziteta u izgradnji mira

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